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Gold surges 10% year-to-date as tariff threats drive up demand
Gold hovered near all-time highs on Tuesday as the threat of tariffs has sent prices up 10% year-to-date.
AFP
US farmers say Trump let them down with spending freeze
US farmers caught up in President Donald Trump's short-lived attempt to freeze all federal funding descended on Congress Tuesday to demand answers after grants to their politically influential sector were paused.- 'Provide immediate clarity' - Skylar Holden, a 27-year-old cattle farmer from the Midwestern state of Missouri told AFP that he has also had his USDA funding frozen in the wake of the OMB's short-lived funding freeze.
Associated Press
As Georgia lieutenant governor raises cash, a possible 2026 opponent questions how it can be spent
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr raised $2.2 million for his 2026 gubernatorial bid in less than two months after taking the unprecedented step of announcing in November. Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who could be Carr's top opponent in the 2026 GOP primary, raised $1.7 million for what Georgia calls a leadership committee, filings show. The question, though, is whether Jones can use that money in a Republican primary.
AFP
Global stocks wobble, gold shines as tariff uncertainty looms
US stock markets wobbled and gold hit fresh highs Tuesday as traders kept a nervous eye on US President Donald Trump's next tariff moves and worried about inflation and interest rates.Fears that Trump's tariffs, along with tax cuts and deregulation, will reignite inflation and force the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates elevated have sent the dollar up against most of its peers, although it traded mixed on Tuesday.
AFP
Altman says OpenAI 'not for sale' after Musk's $97 bn bid
Artificial intelligence developer OpenAI is "not for sale", chief executive Sam Altman said in Paris Tuesday in response to a reported $97.4 billion bid from competitor Elon Musk.The Wall Street Journal reported late Monday that Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI, had made his $97.4 billion offer to the board.
AFP
Trump says US disaster relief agency should be 'terminated'
President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack Tuesday on the US federal disaster agency FEMA, calling for it to be shut down and its duties instead handed to individual states.Trump has led a bombardment on federally-funded agencies in his second term as president.
NBC News
Rep. Nancy Mace details accusations of rape and sexual abuse in a speech from the House floor
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., took to the House floor on Monday night to accuse four men — including her ex-fiancé — of rape, sex trafficking and other sex crimes against other female victims and herself, what she called “some of the most heinous crimes against women imaginable.”
Associated Press
DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks American students' academic progress
A federal research office that tracks the progress of America’s students is being hit with almost $900 million in cuts after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency found no need for much of its work. It’s unclear to what degree the Education Department’s Institute of Education Sciences will continue to exist after Musk’s team slashed scores of contracts. Industry groups said at least 169 contracts were suddenly terminated Monday, accounting for much of the institute's work.
Reuters
UAE proposes Sudan ceasefire; army rejects the call
The United Arab Emirates called on Tuesday for a ceasefire in Sudan during the coming holy month of Ramadan, a UAE official said, a call rejected by the Sudanese army, as the country's civil war approaches the two-year mark. The army considers the UAE to be an aggressor of the war, accusing it of arming the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, accusations U.N. experts and U.S. lawmakers have said are credible. The UAE denies these charges.
CBS News
Gaza ceasefire appears in jeopardy as Trump issues Hamas an ultimatum
Fear over the fate of the Gaza ceasefire spreads across the Mideast as Hamas delays the next release of Israeli hostages, Trump suggests a major change in terms.
AFP
At least $53 billion needed to rebuild Gaza, UN estimates
More than $53 billion will be required to rebuild Gaza and end the "humanitarian catastrophe" that has gripped the war-ravaged territory, including $20 billion in the first three years alone, the United Nations said Tuesday.The United Nations has estimated that the war has generated more than 50 million tons of debris, including human remains, unexploded ordnance, asbestos and other hazardous substances.
CNN
How the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal could unravel
It’s only three weeks into a fragile ceasefire, and Israel and Hamas are each ratcheting up allegations that the other party has violated the deal.
AFP
Trump blasts judges, fueling fear of constitutional clash
US President Donald Trump slammed "highly political judges" Tuesday as his new administration veered closer to a constitutional clash with the courts over his plans to radically overhaul the government and amass power in the White House.Now certain activists and highly political judges want us to slow down, or stop," Trump posted.
AFP
Rushdie tells trial of 'lake of blood' after stabbing
Novelist Salman Rushdie described Tuesday the moment a knife-wielding attacker stormed on stage and attempted to kill him in a frenzied attack that left him blind in one eye."It was a stab wound in my eye, intensely painful, after that I was screaming because of the pain," Rushdie said, adding that he was left in a "lake of blood."
Reuters
Major airlines urge Trump administration to abandon passenger compensation review
Major U.S. airlines on Tuesday asked the U.S. Transportation Department to abandon a review launched by the Biden administration over whether carriers should be required to pay passengers compensation over flight disruptions. Airlines for America, a trade group representing American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and others, urged the Trump administration to end the review launched in December to take comments on whether airlines in the United States should provide cash to compensate for carrier-caused disruptions like they are required to do in the European Union and Canada. "Airlines do not need further incentive to provide quality service," the group wrote, arguing that USDOT lacks legal authority and that the requirement would drastically boost airlines' costs and hike ticket prices.
Associated Press
Key things to know about how Tesla could benefit from Elon Musk's assault on government
Elon Musk has long railed against the U.S. government, saying a crushing number of federal investigations and safety programs have stymied Tesla, his electric car company, and its efforts to create self-driving automobiles. Now, Musk’s close relationship with President Donald J. Trump means many of those federal headaches could vanish. The Trump administration could quickly nix a host of federal probes and safety programs: crash investigations into Tesla’s partially automated vehicles; a U.S. Department of Justice criminal investigation examining whether Musk and Tesla have overstated their cars’ self-driving capabilities; and a government mandate to report crash data on vehicles using technology like Tesla’s Autopilot.
Associated Press
As egg prices continue to soar, grocers like Trader Joe's limit how many cartons customers can buy
Trader Joe’s and other grocers are limiting the number of eggs customers can buy across the U.S., citing limited supply caused by the ongoing bird flu outbreak. Trader Joe’s is capping purchases to one carton per customer each day, the Monrovia, California-based chain confirmed. “We hope these limits will help to ensure that as many of our customers who need eggs are able to purchase them when they visit Trader Joe’s,” the company said in a statement sent to The Associated Press Tuesday.
USA TODAY
DOGE takes a chainsaw to Education Department research, canceling $900M in contracts
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency canceled education research contracts worth roughly $1 billion on Monday.
Associated Press
Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza if hostages aren't released Saturday
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to resume fighting in the Gaza Strip unless its hostages in Gaza are released. The ceasefire has been called into question as Hamas claims Israel violated key provisions, prompting it to call off the release of three more hostages on Saturday. U.S. President Donald Trump has emboldened Israel to call for the release of remaining hostages, rather than the three scheduled to be freed in the next exchange.
Politico
Trump ally Steve Bannon pleads guilty and avoids jail time in border wall fraud case
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office charged Bannon in state court after a Trump pardon in 2021 wiped away federal charges on the same allegations.

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